Bush also released a new ad, pounding away at established politicians such as Chiles for allowing multiple tax increases.

The TV punch-counterpunch heated up the race between Chiles, 64, who first won public office in 1958, and Bush, 41, a Miami developer seeking office for the first time.

Speaking on Chiles' behalf in the abortion ad is Donna Collins, 48, a business owner from Fort Myers. Collins is a registered Republican.

"I can't bring myself to vote for Jeb Bush. He wants to take away a woman's right to choose and give it to the politicians," she says, looking straight at the camera. "We can't let Jeb take us back."

Chiles' other new campaign ad features a smiling governor holding up a blank piece of paper and saying, "This is the Bush record."Chiles then holds up a 16-page circular listing his administration's accomplishments on a variety of issues, including crime, health care, immigration and the economy. "This is our record," he says. "Judge for yourself."

"We inherited a mess from [Republican Gov.) Bob Martinez, and Florida still has a lot of problems; but sound bites won't fix them," Chiles says. The screen flashes a toll-free number to call for his campaign handout.

Bush said Chiles is actually running from his record by emphasizing issues such as abortion. A governor has little effect on the abortion issue, he said, because of recent state and federal Supreme Court decisions.

Bush called the abortion ad "a political ploy to distract from the issues the governor deals with day in and day out."

Despite his anti-abortion stance, Bush said he has no plans to push legislative or constitutional changes on the issue. Bush favors mandatory parental notification of a minor's abortion plans and a waiting period before non-emergency abortions.

The next governor will appoint Florida's constitutional revision commission, which could place a measure on the ballot asking voters whether to change a privacy clause that has helped protect abortion rights.

Chiles' offer of a toll-free number is a tactic already employed by Bush's campaign, which has received thousands of calls from people interested in his crime and welfare plans.

In the new Bush ad, the candidate appears sweaty and energetic as he asserts that voters should have direct power over taxes. The backdrop is a Miami rally that included his father, former President George Bush.

"The future for young people can be very bright if we change the relationship we have with government ... by giving you the right to decide whether we should have every tax increase under the sun. In the last 10 years, we've had 50 tax increases. Today, 40 percent of the median income goes to government at all levels," Bush tells the cheering crowd.

What he doesn't mention: In 1992, Florida ranked 42nd in the nation in state taxes and 43rd in combined state and local taxes in a survey conducted by the Center for the Study of the State in Albany, N.Y.

Bush also doesn't mention that many of those tax increases were passed when Martinez, a Republican, was governor.

The 30-second and 60-second TV spots may be the only way most Floridians see their gubernatorial candidates. No agreement has been reached for a one-on-one debate that would be televised statewide.

The next debate is scheduled for Oct. 18 at Disney World but will be carried only on radio.